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Philip's latest super-clear road map of Spain and Portugal has been
fully updated with the latest tourist, heritage and driving
information. 'THE CLEAREST AND MOST DETAILED MAPS OF EUROPE' -
David Williams MBE, former CEO Gem Motoring Assist The bestselling
fold-out road map for navigating in Spain and Portugal has been
updated for all travellers wanting to go places in the Iberian
peninsula. Whether driving through the most spectacular scenic
routes the countries have to offer or tracking your city-to-city
travel, this handy map has all you need. - Super-clear scale
1:1,110,000 (17.5 miles to 1 inch) - Key driving information:
motorways (toll, pre-pay and free), mountain passes, railways, road
numbers (European and local), plus distances between towns - Fully
revised and up-to-date with the latest tourist and leisure
information - Scenic routes clearly highlighted - Places of
interest added: from castles, historic houses, beaches and national
parks to theme parks, places of worship and ancient monuments -
Includes the islands of Majorca, Minorca and Ibiza - Double-sided
maps - more for your money and easier to use - Detailed city plans:
Alicante, Barcelona, Lisbon, Madrid and Seville - Full index of
place names - Major city location maps In fact, everything you need
for your trip to Spain and Portugal.
Following on in the same vain as The Joy of Sheds, The Joy of Pubs
is an intoxicating publication detailing everything and anything
you want to know about pubs. It celebrates the many facets of the
traditional British pub over the years, with chapters on: Pub
Characters, Pub Games, Pub Fiddles (how the licensee has shafted
his customers over the years), Pub Teams and Pub History from
Geoffrey Chaucer to Jeffrey Bernard. It features the great pubs of
literature - Robert Louis Stevenson's Admiral Benbow, Daphne du
Maurier's Jamaica Inn and Charles Dickens' The Grapes; the great
pubs of film - The Crown Inn at Amersham (Four Weddings and a
Funeral), the Crown Inn at Wells (Hot Fuzz); the great pubs of TV -
apart from the Rover's Return, Queen Vic and Woolpack. It features
tales of barring, of dodgy deals of riotous lock-ins and of strange
hauntings. The perfect present for anyone who loves their pub or
just the idea that they have a pub. Word count: 30,000
All of Ireland is clearly shown in this handy, up-to-date Philip's
road map covering the whole island at 9 miles to 1 inch. By
including the latest new roads and motorways, route-planning and
touring is made wonderfully simple with this easy-to-read guide.
'THE CLEAREST AND MOST DETAILED MAPS OF EUROPE' David Williams MBE,
former CEO Gem Motoring Assist The bestselling fold-out road map
for navigating in Ireland has been updated for all travellers
wanting to go places on the island. Whether driving through the
most spectacular scenic routes on offer, enjoying the cultural and
natural heritage or just planning city-to-city travel, this handy
map has all you need. - Super-clear scale at 9 miles to 1 inch -
Key driving information: motorways (toll and free), road numbers
with distances between towns - Fully revised and up-to-date with
the latest tourist and leisure information - Places of interest
added: from castles, historic houses, beaches and national parks to
theme parks, places of worship and ancient monuments - Includes the
islands of Aran, Valentia, Blaskets - Detailed city plans: Dublin,
Belfast, Derry/Londonderry, Cork - Full index of place names
Whether exploring the many enchanting sights and heritage of
Ireland or getting from A to B in the most effective manner, this
map caters for it all. Town plans, airports, ferry routes and
motorways are added for clarity, alongside the Wild Atlantic Way
and the Giant's Causeway for inspiration. Failte!
In the far northwestern corner of South Africa lies the
Richtersveld, recently inscribed towards the end of 2007 as South
Africa' 8th World Heritage Site. At first glance, it is a desolate
and inhospitable place, with hot sandy plains and startling, jagged
mountains of black rock. It is the world' only biodiversity hotspot
located in an arid region, where thousands of plant species, many
of which are endemic to the area. It is also the home to the last
remaining groups of Nama (Khoikhoi) people who still practise their
traditional semi-nomadic lifestyle, living in portable reed huts
and moving with their flocks of sheep and goats. The Richtersveld
travel guide contains all the information you need to explore this
stunning region. It covers the geological, botanical and cultural
history of the area, and it contains full details of where to stay
and what to do. The guide includes the Richtersveld Community
Conservancy, the Richtersveld National Park, the nearby towns of
Alexander Bay and Port Nolloth, and crosses the border into
Namibia, where the Richtersveld is joined with the Ai-Ais hot
springs and the Fish River Canyon (second largest in the world) in
a spectacular Transfrontier Conservation Area. The Richtersveld is
also part of the greater Namaqualand region, which runs south from
the Orange River for several hundred kilometers. This beguiling
part of the world has won international renown for its annual
spring-flower spectacle, when millions of flowers burst forth to
mount a staggering display that attracts visitors from all over the
world.
The story of Victoria Falls Safari Lodge, one of the world's best-loved hotels, is also the tale of a region rich in cultural and natural history.
As the lodge celebrates its 30th anniversary we tell the story of the hotel, the people and the region - a chronicle of a journey 180 million years in the making.
From historic gabled manor houses to contemporary wineries, quirky family-run farms to iconic estates, country picnics to world-class fine dining restaurants, this 3rd edition of Wineries Of The Cape profiles 58 of the very best visitor experiences in the winelands.
All are within easy reach of Cape Town, and a top-notch wine selection is at the core of each of the wineries chosen for inclusion in the book.
At the southern tip of the great African continent lies a land of superlative landscapes, where the fertile ground is laced with diamonds and gold, uninterrupted plains teem with wildlife, and nature's bounty continues to brim over into the everyday lives of many peoples. These are the images of South Africa, and this is the story they tell.
Commencing in the Western Cape, up the West Coast, across the arid Karoo to the Wilderness then on up through the Eastern Cape along the East Coast to KwaZulu Natal, to the game and marine conservation areas. Then across to the Kruger Park and Mpumalanga, and Gauteng down through the Free State ending with the Kalahari.
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Madikwe Game Drive
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Philip van den Berg, Ingrid van den Berg, Heinrich van den Berg
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The Madikwe Game Reserve, situated against the Botswana border, just three hours' drive from both Johannesburg and Pretoria, is one of South Africa's prime safari destinations and its fifth biggest game reserve. Madikwe is a Big Five game reserve covering some 75,000 hectares. The rich diversity of vegetation ensures a wide range of game, and the topography offers ideal game viewing opportunities for wilderness safaris. Madikwe is also one of the few places where you can see the Brown Hyena and the Aardwolf, making it extra special.
The perfect companion to any foray into the savannah, Madikwe Game Drive includes not only beautiful photographs of a wide array of birds, mammals and reptiles, but informative text which is both extremely compact and highly comprehensive.
All statistics that could conceivably help a viewer to identify, catalogue and learn about each animal are provided in concise and clear format. The Latin and colloquial names for each animal are included, along with the Afrikaans, French, German and Zulu names. The listings are given ratings for rarity of sightings, and each animal a tick box for viewers to mark upon sighting.
In Historic Columbus Crimes, the father-daughter team of David
Meyers and Elise Meyers Walker looks back at sixteen tales of
murder, mystery and mayhem culled from city history. Take the rock
star slain by a troubled fan or the drag queen slashed to death by
a would-be ninja. Then there's the writer who died acting out the
plot of his next book, the minister's wife incinerated in the
parsonage furnace and a couple of serial killers who outdid the Son
of Sam. Not to mention a gunfight at Broad and High, grave-robbing
medical students, the bloodiest day in FBI history and other
fascinating stories of crime and tragedy. They're all here, and
they're all true
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